Trunk-or-Treat

Tonight was our ward trunk-or-treat. Peanut was fast asleep and we had to wake her up at 6:15 to even go! She didn't want to wake up, but I kept telling her that she would get to wear her doggie costume and walk around and get candy. She was pretty excited about that! She had fun going from car to car and even said "Trick or treat"! We still need to teach her about picking the good candy from the bowls. If she got to pick, she would take the hard candy or suckers. I think in her pumpkin there is only one piece of chocolate! Oh well! :) As you can see from the picture, she loves the suckers!

PAVA Halloween Party

We had a Halloween Party Tuesday night at the school. We had signed up to bring treats and I decided to make a pumpkin cake. This is the end result. It ended up being one of the "big" prizes in the cake walk. So Brad dressed up as a volleyball player (he had a game right after) and I dressed up as a cowgirl and Peanut was a pink poodle. Her doggie name is Cleo. Sometimes we can even get her to do dog tricks!
At the party, they had different booths set up for the kids. They had extra donuts left over, so the guys all had a donut eating contest. I thought for sure my honey would have won, but surprisingly he didn't! Maybe next time hon! Anyway, it was a fun night!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to a fun pumpkin patch on the most beautiful fall day! The pumpkin patch is in North Plains which is about 20 min from where we live. It is so pretty!
Peanut had a great time because you get to ride a train out to the pumpkin patch and then you get to ride a boat back.


Once the train dropped us off, peanut grabbed a wheelbarrow and was ready to go!
Her pushing it didn't last long. As you can see, it was a lot more fun riding inside!So many pumpkins to choose from! We finally found 2 that we liked the best.

It's Official...........

Brad is officially an "ensign" in the United States Navy. He got commissioned this morning.

He is all smiles signing the contract! Let's hope it stays that way for the next 6 years! :)
Peanut was pretty entertained with her crayons and cookie. She had no idea what we were doing!

"Winnie the Pooh Tails"

This morning I was trying to get Peanut ready so we could go meet Brad and as I was doing her hair, I asked her, "Do you want 1 ponytail or 2?" She didn't answer me, so I said, "Hold still while I put your pigtails in." She looked at me and then said, "I don't want pigtails. I want Winnie the Pooh Tails!" Ha Ha.

A trip to the zoo..........

Yesterday, we decided to go to the zoo! Peanut was especially excited to see the "helebut" aka elephant, so of course we had to take a picture! Okay, so random fact. One of the elephants at the zoo is pregnant. They just announced it and guess when the elephant conceived? (Like you really care) December of last year. Guess when the baby is due? Next October. Thats right. Elephants are pregnant for 22 months. The longest of any land animal. And I thought 9 months was a long time!
After the elephants Peanut and her daddy were playing on the "animal play area". It was very fun to watch!

But after a few minutes, she did this expression and said, "Where's my mommy?" I love that!
Brad's favorite part of the zoo is the Lorikeet landing. You can buy nectar for a buck and feed the birds. They fly and land on you and drink! It is so cool! Last time we did this I got pooped on, so I didn't want to hold the nectar. Brad had a bunch of birds on him and one point and 3 of them pooped (away from him though!) He lucked out! :)
Peanut wanted to feed the birds, so Brad helped her and then one flew on her head. It was the funniest thing ever. She got so scared though! It was a very fun day!